The Past
Five facts I've learned the world in this class:
- Absolute and Relative location are very different from each other. Absolute location is the exact location. For example: home address. Relative location is where it's near to. For example: in front or next to...
- Perceptual, Formal and Functional are three types of different regions. A perceptual region is an area that is not clearly defined and people may have different perceptions. For example: "The South" or "The Ghetto". A formal region is an area that is clearly defined or specific boundaries. For example: United States or Africa. A functional region is an area that has a specific function or purpose. For example: Airport, Downtown or a mall.
- NAFTA stands for "North American Free Trade Agreement" and is an agreement that was signed by Mexico, Canada, and the United States. This agreement gives free trade among the three countries.
- Diffusion is the spread of something. Cultural, Pop Culture, and Multinational are three types of diffusion. Cultural diffusion is the spread of culture from one part of the world to another, such as blue jeans. Pop Culture diffusion is the spread of well known items, such as music, TV, sports, etc.. Multinational diffusion is the spread of a company operating in several countries, such as McDonald's.
- Outsourcing is to hire someone outside a company to do work that was once done inside the company.
- Absolute and Relative location are very different from each other. Absolute location is the exact location. For example: home address. Relative location is where it's near to. For example: in front or next to...
- Perceptual, Formal and Functional are three types of different regions. A perceptual region is an area that is not clearly defined and people may have different perceptions. For example: "The South" or "The Ghetto". A formal region is an area that is clearly defined or specific boundaries. For example: United States or Africa. A functional region is an area that has a specific function or purpose. For example: Airport, Downtown or a mall.
- NAFTA stands for "North American Free Trade Agreement" and is an agreement that was signed by Mexico, Canada, and the United States. This agreement gives free trade among the three countries.
- Diffusion is the spread of something. Cultural, Pop Culture, and Multinational are three types of diffusion. Cultural diffusion is the spread of culture from one part of the world to another, such as blue jeans. Pop Culture diffusion is the spread of well known items, such as music, TV, sports, etc.. Multinational diffusion is the spread of a company operating in several countries, such as McDonald's.
- Outsourcing is to hire someone outside a company to do work that was once done inside the company.
Geography is the study of people and places. It is an important class to take because it helps you learn what's going on around the world. Students can learn about the amazing things in the world that they never knew of, but there are dangers that we should be aware of too.